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I have removed some wall paper. A thin coating came off the wall too, in small pieces and in large areas. I guess this is the skim coat of plaster. How should I deal with this. Should I put another skim coat over the whole wall, or just where the original skim coat came off. Can I paint...

Just had artex removed from ceiling in living room. Cost about £950 (incl VAT) for about 32m2 . Althougth a specialist asbestos company with good reference, it did not go well. Dust got into the kitchen and they left dust/rubble all over the place. They had to come back to clear up. You can get...

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Hello I have had the artex ceiling removed by an asbestos contractor. See photo Should/ can I remove the lathes on the ceiling in preparation for a plasterboard ceiling. Should I point the walls before plastering

Hello The chimney breast and hearth have been removed on the ground floor. The chimney breast and hearth remain on the first floor, and the chimney breast goes up into the attic and onto the chimney outside. The chimney pots have been capped and have ventilation points. However there is no...

Thanks stuart45 I'll see if I can get some info on that galleting.

Thanks DevilWorshipper The gaps between the bricks and the gap behind the brick is so large. I am not sure a gravel/sand/cement mix will hold. I was thinking to fill the holes with broken bricks and then use that as the base to point the wall

Can anyone suggest how I can point this wall. The wall have large gaps between the bricks, but worse than that inside the gap, the gap widens. So it is hard to put mortar in, unless you are going to use a great deal of it. Also cement or NHL for the mortar? Thanks

Thanks Harry Bloomfield

Yes, I had thought of a mould, but not sure how to make the rounded front of the brick. Thats a good idea.. Thanks

Yes the one that is broken (not shown) is just like that. It has a rock face on what appears to be a concrete block. The face is wider than the block behind it

When you get the paint off, you can see that some are stone. A few look like concrete. Maybe repairs over the years

Thanks for your replies.

Maybe I'll try some dry stone wall bricks or cast a concrete brick

Hi I am looking to repair the stone wall at the front of a terrace house. A few of the stone bricks are damaged and need replacement. I either need to get hold of a replacement stone brick or stone cladding Anyone know where I can purchase bricks like these in the photos. They have a rounded...

The land is owned by the council The posts lean inwards So digging out around the conrete base, then leveling the concrete posts and then pouring in more concrete over the concerete base

I am installing some new fence panels. The panels go between concrete post. Some of the posts ae leaning. Two reasons for the leaning as far as I can see, 1) foliage from tree etc.. leaning on the panels and posts 2) the back of the garden on the other side of the fence is waste land and the...

MH731Z interesting idea. Since there was no cellar I don't think so ^woody^ I'll take a look for an historic downpipe. Thanks

I can't see any pipe entering or leaving the hole

There is an opening in the concrete pathway next to the front door. See photos. I dug it out. I was expecting to find an old drain or pipework. However, there was no drains or pipes, just soil and at the bottom what appears to be sandstone Do anyone know what this was made for.